"corbie" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔrbɪ/, /ˈkorbi/ Forms: corbies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French corbeau, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, from Latin corvus. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|frm|corbeau}} Middle French corbeau, {{der|sco|fro|corbel}} Old French corbel, {{der|sco|LL.|corbellus}} Late Latin corbellus, {{der|sco|la|corvus}} Latin corvus Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|corbies|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} corbie (plural corbies), {{sco-noun}} corbie (plural corbies)
  1. raven; (sometimes also) carrion crow, rook Categories (lifeform): Corvids Derived forms: corbie messinger

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for corbie meaning in Scots (2.2kB)

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